24/06/2024
Seen it! From the people who I trained with many years ago, only a handful have remained. But those who have remained have become amazing human beings, accomplished martial artists and, most importantly, good friends 🤩😇
There used to be an old saying around the martial arts community that I think is quite true.
If one hundred people start in martial arts today, half of them will drop out in the first week (50 left). Half of the remaining will drop out before three months (25 left) and half of the rest before six months (12 left). Half of them will be gone before one year (6 left) and half of them will quit training before 1st degree (3 left). At best, three will get to black belt and of those, two will quit before 2nd degree.
The martial arts is accessible to all, but not all have the nature and conviction to be martial artists.
"In budo, too, there are three important essentials:
first, seeing and knowing oneself, one's own strengths and limitations; second, the sword of discrimination, of decisiveness, for eliminating faults, weaknesses, and the unnecessary;
and last, the sincerity, feeling, devotion, insight, and understanding of the heart."
宗家Hatsumi
